Competency measurements: Testing convergent validity for two measures

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 272-277

  Cowin, Leanne S ^a   Hengstberger Sims, Cecily ^a   Eagar, Sandy C ^b   Gregory, Linda ^c   Andrew, Sharon ^a   Rolley, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CENTRAL SYDNEY AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^c St George Hospital and Community Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian National Competency Standards; Convergent validity; New graduate nurses; Nurse Competency Scale; Questionnaire; Registered Nurses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54049150406     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04774.x     Document Type: Article

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